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Humane Fort Wayne

Animal shelter in Fort Wayne, IN

Everything we do—from adoption and retention programs to clinic services, community outreach and education—stems from our core value, love. We believe when pets have safe and loving homes, they thrive. And with their loving companionship, so do we.

We’re for people. We’re for pets. We’re for Love, Unleashed.

Humane Fort Wayne is a no-kill, nonprofit animal shelter.

Contact Adoption Team
Address
901 Leesburg Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
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Meet their adoptable pets

901 Leesburg Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46808

Hours of Operation

Sunday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Humane Fort Wayne

We'll also keep you updated on Professor Plum's adoption status with email updates.
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Professor Plum

Mastiff/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Aleister's adoption status with email updates.
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Aleister

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Male, Kitten
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Larry's adoption status with email updates.
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Larry

Beagle/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Raya's adoption status with email updates.
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Raya

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Siouxsie's adoption status with email updates.
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Siouxsie

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Kitten
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Kira's adoption status with email updates.
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Kira

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Kitten
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Cheese's adoption status with email updates.
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Cheese

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Male, Kitten
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on October's adoption status with email updates.
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October

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Kitten
Fort Wayne, IN

Shelter FAQs

Fort Wayne, New haven, Huntington, Huntertown
Allen county and surrounding counties

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Approve Application
  • 3. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

Additional adoption info

After finding a pet, our team will make sure they think it'll be a good fit. Then the adoption process can continue to the contracts and after a vet check after 10 days.

Adoption application

https://humanefw.org/adopt/how-to-adopt/

Pets at shelters & rescues near Humane Fort Wayne

EB Feline Re-homing Service

Fort Wayne, IN 46815

Bluffton Animal Shelter

1613 W. Cherry St.,
Bluffton, IN 46714

The Williams County Humane Society

09464 County Road 13,
Bryan, OH 43506

We'll also keep you updated on Oliver's adoption status with email updates.
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Oliver

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 mos
Pierceton, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Roadie's adoption status with email updates.
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Roadie

Border Collie

Male, 5 yrs 3 mos
Hartford City, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Flash's adoption status with email updates.
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Flash

Labrador Retriever/Border Collie

Male, 3 mos
Wabash, IN
We'll also keep you updated on DELIA's adoption status with email updates.
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DELIA

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 mos
Fort Wayne, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Ghost's adoption status with email updates.
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Ghost

Husky

Male, 1 yr 1 mo
Kendallville, IN
We'll also keep you updated on Forrest's adoption status with email updates.
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Forrest

Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier/Terrier (Unknown Type, Small)

Male, 4 yrs 8 mos
Pierceton, IN

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